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SEGA Heroes, also referred to as SEGA Heroes: Puzzle RPG Quest or SEGA Heroes: Match 3 RPG Game with Sonic & Crew!, is a mobile game developed and published by Sega and Demiurge Studios. The game is a role-playing puzzle game starring various characters from Sega franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Shinobi, Super Monkey Ball and Golden Axe. The game will include events, a PvP arena, bosses, and a survival mode. Players will be able to upgrade their characters and "Quest through SEGA history, as you build an all-star team".

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Story

An evil being named Dremagen (the master of a thousand dimensions) begins to collect heroes from across different worlds and rule them all. She does so with a clone army she made of the heroes.

In the dimension that Dremagen forced several heroes into, Amy Rose meets Ax Battler and requests his assistance to help their friends. They soon run into a clone of Joe Musashi and manage to defeat him. Afterwards, the duo meet up with AiAi and continue their quest with him. Along the way, they run into clones that are helping Dremagen's cause, such as Death Adder, Lassic, Mr. X, Shadow and Dr. Eggman. Thus Amy, Ax, and AiAi team up with more heroes to take down Dremagen.

Gameplay

SEGA Heroes is a match-3 game. By matching at least three tiles of the same color, the character assigned that color will attack. Enemies can be targeted by tapping them before a move is made, and once targeted, all attacks will be directed at that enemy. Each move is counted as a turn, and will allow the enemy's cooldown timer to decrease by one. When an enemy's timer becomes an "!", it will attack after the player makes their next move.

Matching purple Rally tiles will fill up the Rally Meter. Each Rally Level increases ally damage and healing by 0.1x (does not include status effects). Some characters gain added effects once a certain Rally Level is reached.

Matching tiles in such a way to cause more matches to happen will allow the the player's team to attack more in one turn.

Matching four tiles at once will create a Star Tile on the spot the player moved to, which, when matched, will cause the character of that color to use his/her Star Skill.

Matching five or more tiles at once will create a Super Star Tile, which will clear a 3x3 area surrounding it when activated and allow that character to use his/her Star Skill. Any Star Tiles cleared in the blast will activate, allowing those characters to also use their Star Skills. Some characters gain an added effect when their Star Skill is activated by a Super Star Tile.

Clearing tiles will give Mana to the appropriate color. A Mana bar is located beneath each of the player's party's portraits. Once the Mana bar is full, tapping the character's portrait will activate his/her MAX Skill. Each character has his/her own amount of Mana needed to be able to use his/her MAX skill. Matches made by the enemy team do not count towards the player's own team's Mana.

If a MAX Skill causes matches to happen, it will still be the user's turn afterwards.

The Stun Status effect will not allow that hero to attack, use MAX skills, Star Skills or gain Mana.

Silence will only prevent the MAX Skill from being used, but will allow all other moves.

When the board currently has no possible matches, it will reset to a state where matches are possible, keeping all Star Tiles.

Buffs and Debuffs

Name

Buff/Debuff

Description

Inflicted by Heroes (Enemies):

Bleed

Debuff

Deals X damage per turn (Y turn(s)).

Blaze Felding, (Ninja [Violet])

Boosted

Buff

This target is Boosted (X time(s)). Some hero skills have extra effects on Boosted targets.

Gena

Counter

Buff

When this character is attacked, the attacker takes X Physical damage per hit (Y turn(s)).

Upgrading

Characters can be upgraded by using resources that can be collected through gameplay.

Player Level

Player Level determines the maximum level that characters can reach and increases Energy available in both campaigns. At certain levels, more features in the game become available. Experience is needed to level up and can be acquired through Daily Quests and completing Stages in the Campaign, Beyondering, and XP Rush Events.

Level

Campaign Energy

Beyondering Energy

Experience Points

Unlocks

1

30

N/A

N/A

2

40

N/A

45

3

50

N/A

90

4

55

N/A

115

5

60

N/A

145

6

65

N/A

180

7

67

N/A

225

Events (Hunt Events)

8

68

N/A

450

9

69

N/A

675

Arena/Daily Quest (Competitive Edge)

10

70

N/A

1015

Wanted Events

11

71

N/A

1115

Heroic Events

12

72

N/A

1225

Team Up Events

13

73

N/A

1335

Playground

14

74

N/A

1455

Adventure Events

15

75

50

1570

The Beyondering/Daily Quest (Patron of Shards)

16

76

51

1695

Legendary Events

17

77

52

1830

18

78

53

1975

Guilds

19

79

54

2135

20

80

55

2305

Survival/Daily Quest (Survivor)

21

81

56

2490

22

82

57

2690

23

83

58

2905

24

84

59

3135

25

85

60

3385

Unite Events

26

86

61

3650

27

87

62

3950

28

88

63

4275

29

89

64

4625

30

90

65

4950

31

91

66

5300

32

92

67

5675

33

93

68

6075

34

94

69

6500

35

95

70

6900

36

96

71

7320

Tier 2 Reagents in Variety Shop, Epic Events

37

97

72

7775

38

98

73

8250

39

99

74

8750

40

100

75

9275

41

101

76

9825

42

102

77

10425

43

103

78

11050

44

104

79

11725

45

105

80

12430

Daily Quest Completion Chest Upgrade 11

46

106

81

13175

47

107

82

13975

48

108

83

14825

49

109

84

15725

50

110

85

16675

51

111

86

17675

52

112

87

18725

53

113

88

19850

54

114

89

21050

55

115

90

22325

56

116

91

23675

57

117

92

25100

58

118

93

26600

59

119

94

28200

60

120

95

29900

Daily Quest Completion Chest Upgrade 21

61

121

96

31700

62

122

97

33600

63

123

98

35625

64

124

99

37775

65

125

100

40040

66

126

101

42450

67

127

102

45000

68

128

103

47700

69

129

104

50550

70

130

105

53575

1Daily Quest Completion Chest

Type

Gold

Gems

Experience Points

Basic Guild Key

Guild Boss Rune

Default

750

25

525

20

200

Upgrade 1

+250

+0

+150

+0

+0

Upgrade 2

+0

+0

+150

+0

+0

Character Levels

Characters can be leveled up through Training. The maximum level characters can reach is equal to the player's current Player Level. At certain levels, Skills and the ability to upgrade them become available. Training increases Power, Health, Match Damage, and Skill Attack/Healing Power (certain percentages and number of turns are unaffected).

Level

Gold Needed to Train

Skill Availability

1

0

2

50

3

100

4

125

5

150

6

200

7

250

8

300

9

375

10

475

Passive

11

600

MAX Skill 3

12

750

13

925

Star Skill 3

14

1,175

15

1,400

Passive 3

16

1,600

MAX Skill 4

17

1,775

18

1,950

Star Skill 4

19

2,125

20

2,325

Passive 4

21

2,550

MAX Skill 5

22

2,775

23

3,025

Star Skill 5

24

3,300

25

3,575

Passive 5

26

3,875

MAX Skill 6

27

4,175

28

4,525

Star Skill 6

29

4,875

30

5,225

Passive 6

31

5,575

MAX Skill 7

32

5,975

33

6,400

Star Skill 7

34

6,850

35

7,250

Passive 7

36

7,675

MAX Skill 8

37

8,150

38

8,625

Star Skill 8

39

9,150

40

9,700

Passive 8

41

10,275

MAX Skill 9

42

10,900

43

11,550

Star Skill 9

44

12,250

45

12,975

Passive 9

46

13,775

MAX Skill 10

47

14,600

48

15,475

Star Skill 10

49

16,400

50

17,375

Passive 10

51

18,425

MAX Skill 11

52

19,525

53

20,700

Star Skill 11

54

21,925

55

23,250

Passive 11

56

24,650

MAX Skill 12

57

26,125

58

27,700

Star Skill 12

59

29,350

60

33,750

Passive 12

61

38,825

MAX Skill 13

62

44,650

63

51,350

Star Skill 13

64

59,050

65

67,900

Passive 13

66

78,100

MAX Skill 14

67

89,800

68

103,275

Star Skill 14

69

118,775

70

136,575

Passive 14

Promotions

Promotions require the appropriate amount of Hero Shards for that specific Hero and uses Gold. Promotion consumes the Hero Shards used for that Promotion. Promoting a character increases a character's Power, Health, Match Damage, and Skill Attack/Healing Power (percentages and number of turns are unaffected).

Stars

Gold

Hero Shards

1

N/A

10

2

100

15

3

500

25

4

5,000

50

5

15,000

65

6

45,000

100

7

90,000

200

8

150,000

400

9

200,000

600

10

300,000

1,000

Enhancements

Characters can be Enhanced after every level that is a multiple of 10 and requires Spirit Stones. Enhancements increase Health, Match Damage, and Skills.

Hero Level

Spirit Stones

10

25

20

250

30

500

40

1,250

50

7,500

60

15,000

Hero Skills

Hero Skills vary for each character, but all require Reagents, Skill Stones and Gold to upgrade. It should be noted that the Max value for damage or healing skills is based on Max Skill Level, Max Star level, and Max Character level at the same time. They scale with the power of the character. Preview Next Level only considers the next Skill Level.

Level

Gold

Tier 1 Reagents

Skill Stones

Tier 2 Reagents

Radiant Skill Stones

1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2

100

10

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

250

25

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

750

100

10

N/A

N/A

5

1,500

200

25

N/A

N/A

6

3,000

400

50

N/A

N/A

7

4,500

600

75

N/A

N/A

8

6,500

900

125

30

N/A

9

9,000

1,250

200

45

N/A

10

12,500

2,000

300

70

N/A

11

17,500

3,000

450

105

N/A

12

24,500

4,500

675

160

N/A

13

34,500

7,000

1,000

250

25

14

48,500

10,000

1,500

375

50

Rarity

The Rarity of a character predetermines their max Power, and Match Damage. Health is character specific however. It should be noted that some characters can boost their strength and health further with Passive skills.

Rarity

Unlocking Criteria

Starting Rank

Starting Power

Max Power

Cost for 4 hero shards in Arena shop or Survival shop

Cost of Looting

Notes

Common

10 Hero Shards

1 Yellow star

100

43769

250 Arena tokens or Survival tokens

10 Campaign Energy or 10 Beyondering Energy

Amy Rose and Ax Battler are starting characters

AiAi will be given for free when the player completes the tutorial.

Blaze will be given for free when the player completes campaign stage 3.

Rare

25 Hero Shards

2 Yellow stars

150

52523

350 Arena tokens or Survival tokens

13 Campaign or Beyondering Energy

Beat is the only Rare character (character period) who is not new that cannot be purchased in the Arena or Survival Shops except via the random chest.

Epic

50 Hero Shards

3 Yellow stars

219

61276

700 Arena tokens or Survival tokens

15 Campaign or Beyondering Energy (formerly 17)

Death Adder will be given for free when the player completes enough campaign stages.

Sonic is the only Epic character who is not new that cannot be purchased in the Arena or Survival Shops at all. He only appears in Achievements, Daily chests, Bundles, and Campaign Stage 125.

Music

During the initial release, there were only three songs in the game. Two of them are from former games and one was the instrumental version of the song "Follow Me" by Alexandre Charles Brovelli. Since then, the song has been replaced by tunes from various Sega games, giving each world a theme.

Version 1.5 (February 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Gena from Crazy Taxi is added to the game.

B.D. Joe is available in the Arena Shop.

Tyris Flare and Mr. X are available in the Survival Shop.

Suggested Team Power has been adjusted for more accuracy.

Updated Hero Roster and Set Collection screens.

Darkness debuff icon updated for clarity.

Difficulty in "The Hunt" scaled back for Daily Events.

Version 1.6 (February 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Opponents from Crazy Taxi, Phantasy Star and Jet Set Radio can be fought in Survival Mode.

Team-Up and Unite challenges now allow entry based on hero traits.

The Level and rank restriction for Wanted Poster and Unite challenges were removed.

Adjusted difficulty for all challenges.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 1.7 (February 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

The House of the Dead is added to the game, beginning with Dr. Curien.

Dr. Curien is available to be fought in Survival Mode.

Limited time events have been added to the game.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 1.8 (March 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

A new music track has been added to the game.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 1.9 (March 2019) - Thomas Rogan is added to the game.

Version 2.0 (April 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Guilds have been added to the game.

Players can enter the Beyondering if they have fewer than one hero of each color.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 2.1 (April 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Valkyria Chronicles is added to the game, beginning with Alicia Melchiott.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 2.2 (May 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Selvaria Bles is added to the game.

A Guild Leaderboard has been added to the game.

New enemies, Shock Troopers from Valkyria Chronicles, have been added to be fought in Survival Mode.

Implemented bug fixes and gameplay refinements.

Version 2.3 (May 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Welkin Gunther is added to the game.

Guild Leaderboards is made available for all featured events.

Agent G and Gus are made available in the Survival Shop.

Version 2.3.1 (June 2019) - Largo Potter is added to the game.

Version 2.4 (June 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Shenmue is added to the game, beginning with Ryo Hazuki.

Guild Boss Raids are implemented into the game.

Version 2.4.1 (July 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Shenhua is added to the game.

The "Experience" daily quest has been removed for very experienced Level 25 players.

Version 2.5 (July 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

New Milestone awards have been implemented into the game.

Tom Johnson has been added to the game.

Version 2.5.1 (July 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

New Hero Passes have been added to the game.

Game difficulty for beginner players has been adjusted.

Beyondering stages have been lowered to match Campaign refresh costs.

Version 2.5.2 (August 2019) - The update brought the following changes:

Altered Beast has been added to the game, beginning with Werewolf.

A "Quick Loot" button has been added to the game in Challenge events.

Ebitan has been added as a new Guild boss.

Trivia

This game was initially known as SEGA Legends.

When Amy and Ax Battler face an evil copy of Joe Musashi, she mentions having a ninja as a friend, referring to Espio the Chameleon. Similarly, a discussion between Amy and detective Blaze Fielding references fellow private eye Vector the Crocodile.

Ax calling Amy a rabbit (despite her appearance) may be a tongue in cheek reference to Sonic the Hedgehog's original design, where he was formerly a rabbit.

Froggy appears as a cameo during Big the Cat's victory animation. He is also referenced multiple times during the campaign.

An orca makes a cameo appearance as part of Big the Cat's "Whale!" attack.

Phantasy Star is the first series to have more than one Legendary character.

It is also the first series to have more than one Legendary in a set, the second being House of the Dead.

The Hermit appears as a cameo as part of Dr. Curien's "Unleash Creature" attack.

Shadow and Rouge are the only anti-heroes known as Scoundrels.

Similarly, the Crazy Taxi crew are not labeled as Virtuous or Scoundrel due to the fact that their wild, destructive nature is limited to the flavor text and the player's control.

Also ironically, despite the nature of the Jet Set Radio characters, Captain Onishima, whose job in the Jet Set Radio series is to keep the streets clean and safe, is a Scoundrel (albeit he cleans the streets in a very aggressive and villainous way), and Beat and Gum are considered Virtuous despite their motives in their series being to deface property for territory gain (albeit with freedom of art as the ultimate goal).

It is suggested early on that the real Shadow may or may not be working with Dremagen, which may explain why he is in the Scoundrel category.

SEGA Heroes is one of few globally released games to not refer to the House of the Dead series as just Curien Mansion, but as its proper name.

The special Trophy events seem to play theme music most closely resembling the theme of the event, regardless of the stage background.

Ebitan is the first hero to be a common enemy mook from the series it is from. Normally this role is reserved for the enemy groups the player battles (e.g. Buzz Bombers).

Though similarly, Dr. Eggman and Metal Sonic are the only unique enemies that are not also Heroes. Death Adder lampshades this in Campaign mode.

Chester

As an April Fools joke on 1 April 2019, a new enemy named Chester was offered as a free chest by Dremagen.

It does not have to be defeated to win the prize. It is not clear if winning or forfeiting affects the prize that the player wins.

This is the first time a Survival Key was offered as a reward.

SEGA Heroes was announced as game of the day by the Apple App Store on 18 April 2019.

Volatile was named "Elemental Weakness" during the soft-launch phase and was only inflicted from Lassic.

If the player uses the Tom Johnson's Hot Dog Vendor move when Sonic is on the same team, the hedgehog will receive a chili dog instead of a regular hot dog.

Werewolf and Weredragon are currently the only heroes that have different forms as well as the ability to transform during battle.